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Tubal Ligation

Service/Procedure Summary

Tubal Ligation is also known as 'getting your tubes tied.' This operation is performed to block off a woman's fallopian tubes to prevent pregnancy.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
152 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
137 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
58 days
132 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
174 days
107 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
33 days
20 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
111 days
68 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
May 1 - July 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Leslie Houck
Yarmouth
56 days
63 days
Michael Osasere
North Sydney
52 days
97 days
Manivasan Moodley
Sydney
28 days
127 days
Fazil Okuboyejo
New Glasgow
100 days
67 days
Erin MacLellan
Sydney
153 days
127 days
Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
122 days
159 days
Changulanda Joshi
New Glasgow
187 days
128 days
Gregory Tynski
Kentville
392 days
266 days
Channabasav Shettar
Yarmouth
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Cheryl Pugh
Bridgewater
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56 days
Farrell Nette
Kentville
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Heather Thompson
Amherst
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Helen Sandland
Amherst
38 days
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Michael W Rudd
Kentville
126 days
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Natheniel Abutu
Yarmouth
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Philip Pink
Truro
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159 days
Sally Jorgensen
Bridgewater
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Sarah Hudgins
North Sydney
21 days
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Winifred W Lee
Dartmouth
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155 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Michael Osasere
North Sydney
32 days
23 days
Manivasan Moodley
Sydney
21 days
53 days
Fazil Okuboyejo
New Glasgow
44 days
39 days
Leslie Houck
Yarmouth
51 days
34 days
Erin MacLellan
Sydney
77 days
57 days
Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
94 days
101 days
Gregory Tynski
Kentville
101 days
141 days
Changulanda Joshi
New Glasgow
160 days
92 days
Channabasav Shettar
Yarmouth
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Cheryl Pugh
Bridgewater
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40 days
Farrell Nette
Kentville
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Heather Thompson
Amherst
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Helen Sandland
Amherst
28 days
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Michael W Rudd
Kentville
49 days
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Natheniel Abutu
Yarmouth
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Philip Pink
Truro
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126 days
Sally Jorgensen
Bridgewater
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Sarah Hudgins
North Sydney
7 days
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Winifred W Lee
Dartmouth
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116 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
August 1 2018 - July 31 2019
Next Update: 
September 2019
Disclaimer: Hospitals and clinics across the province provide all wait time information displayed on this website. Wait times are based on historical data and do not include emergency priority cases. Current wait times experienced by some patients may be different.

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